Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #40 – March 19, 2018, 09:50:02 pm Quote from: Roger & Susan in Home2 – March 19, 2018, 09:43:56 pmThat is just what they quoted for me too. I drove mine today for a couple hundred miles, no leaks, feels right. You mean you can keep it between the lines now? Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #41 – March 19, 2018, 10:16:42 pm I could before, it doesn't drive differently that it did before. It was just leaking. At some point an alignment might be a good idea, just 87K miles. Shocks some day too. Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #42 – March 19, 2018, 10:21:49 pm mine has 141K and it likes to wander all over but I checked the tires the other day and the fronts are at 105 and 110 so I know they are over pressured.I did find a place close that has scales but it is just by axle, so in a week or so I will go over and fill it up and see what the pressure should be but I imagine it should be around 85. I will see how it handles after I set the correct pressure. Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #43 – March 20, 2018, 12:10:15 pm Ours was weighed on all four corners with 50% fluids. With the Michelin 255/80R 22.5 tires, she gets 85 all around. Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #44 – March 20, 2018, 12:19:27 pm Thanks Mike, I have a new set of Uniroyal's. Next week I will have all my water system parts so I can fill it with water then before I weight it at TA I will fill it with fuel, I will probably only carry about 1000 lbs of stuff so my best guess it will come close to 85 psi, the sticker says 87 psi. Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #45 – March 20, 2018, 12:36:33 pm You'll be blown away how much the liquids weigh. The fact of so many people switching batteries & propane tanks around without re-weighing amazes me. Oh well. Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #46 – June 10, 2018, 01:36:42 pm Bump!!!I think I will take my box out next weekend and send it off to Red Head.. Anyone have the procedure to check the stops( I think thats what its called) after or before install? Is there a way to mark it before hand? Or any ideas? thanks Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #47 – June 10, 2018, 01:40:37 pm To verify where the stops are currently (doesn't necessarily mean they are set correctly):Screw each screw out until flush, counting and recording the number of turns.Guess you could also screw them all the way in, but would need to be careful to NOT harm the seats.Then, after installation, check and adjust the cut angle AND mechanical stops on the steering knuckles. Remember, you need a gap between mechanical stop and the limit determined by the steering box adjustments. Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #48 – June 10, 2018, 04:09:28 pm You can download the owners manual from Sheppard, the instructions are in the manual. Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #49 – June 10, 2018, 04:14:51 pm Here are the instructions for the manual stops Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #50 – June 10, 2018, 06:23:47 pm Quote from: DavidS – June 10, 2018, 01:36:42 pmBump!!!I think I will take my box out next weekend and send it off to Red Head.. Anyone have the procedure to check the stops( I think thats what its called) after or before install? Is there a way to mark it before hand? Or any ideas? thanksWhen they did mine I talked with them on the phone and I think they said they don't mess with the stops when reworking them. You might want to ask them.Mark Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #51 – June 10, 2018, 06:29:02 pm I do not question what mark Mark said. But I would sure invest the 2 minutes to confirm initial stop settings. Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #52 – June 10, 2018, 10:24:40 pm I read they didnt either but with my luck.. I'd rather check it twice and be sure than to not check and have an issue Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #53 – June 16, 2018, 01:32:51 pm its out... took about 3 hrs from start to getting it actually out...Almost by myself.. My son Helped and a friend when it came time to lower the box.. I did not remove the squirrel cage or the gen radiator.. just slid the gen out and made a 2" hole at the bolt for the Arm removal... we will see how the install goes in a couple weeks Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #54 – June 16, 2018, 03:42:44 pm Quoteits out... took about 3 hrs from start to getting it actually out...Almost by myself.. My hat's off to you guys who take this on. I saw two guys (or was it three) at Motorhomes struggling for quite a while to get one out. It looked like a very tough jog. Bien hecho.jor Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #55 – June 16, 2018, 04:08:37 pm Good job, David. It looked to me like the hardest part was getting the pitman arm off the shaft. I just don't have that kind of tool. I hope you have a floor jack to hoist it back into place. It is awkward and heavy.After ours went back in we had to do some adjustment to get the steering wheel lined up. It takes a short drive on a straight road to get it right. Don't make any assumptions about the stop setting adjustment either. Check and adjust as needed Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #56 – June 16, 2018, 04:23:13 pm I borrowed Lon's tool.. would not have gotten it off wow was it tight.. it took more time than almost anythingWhere is the stop at.. there is a hole in the top with a screw in it... is that it? Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #57 – June 16, 2018, 11:28:12 pm How can we get our manual stop steering gear rebuilt and end up with an automatic stop steering gear? Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #58 – June 17, 2018, 12:13:27 am There is a screw port on the top and bottom. I don't recall which one works which side. When you turn to the left or right at some point the hydraulic pressure is relieved and you cant turn any further. What you don't want to have happen is the turning part making hard contact with the axle. The pressure cut out should stop the turning anpbout 1/4" before the hard stops on both sides.This is a two person job with flashlights, a small screw driver and walkie talkies.If these are set wrong and you make a hard stop contact you are likely to blow a seal under preasure. Not good.There apparently is an automatic version, I am not sure is FT used these but the adjustment process is different.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zAfAqpyoU&time_continue=293Sheppard Steering M100PDP1 Quote Selected
Re: Red Head Blueprint Rebuilt Steering Gear Reply #59 – June 18, 2018, 01:11:09 pm Update from Readhed Steering it you were wondering..Rebuild takes 2-3 days on this unit and runs $496 + $60 in freight each directionAs of today 6-18-2018 Quote Selected
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